During the 1993–94 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary In July 1993, after Steve Perryman left to join Tottenham Hotspur, Roeder was hired as Watford's new manager at the start of the 1993–94 season. However, Watford were fined £10,000 for an illegal approach, and ordered to pay Gillingham a further £30,000 in compensation.

Watford endured a poor season and came nowhere near to mounting a serious promotion challenge which at one stage produced just 4 wins from 20 league games, picking up just 16 points out of 60 during that run which also included 7 defeats in 8 games. As a result of their poor form, they were involved in a relegation battle and at that stage just ahead of the relegation zone on goals scored, and their form didn't improve heading to the closing stages of the season and again lost 7 from 8 games between 5 February and 19 March which saw the Hornets in the relegation zone and looked set for the drop but their final 10 games saw Watford win six to secure survival for another season in Division One.

Final league table

Results Watford's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 14 August 1993 Luton TownA1–29,149Furlong 21 August 1993 BarnsleyH0–25,937 28 August 1993 Oxford UnitedA3–25,159Charlery, Porter, Alsford 4 September 1993 Charlton AthleticH2–26,925Porter, Inglethorpe 7 September 1993 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–07,870Venus (own goal) 11 September 1993 Grimsby TownA2–24,783Nogan, Porter 18 September 1993 Notts CountyH3–16,959Furlong (2), Lavin 25 September 1993 SunderlandH1–17,694Ashby 2 October 1993 MillwallA1–47,707Nogan 10 October 1993 MiddlesbroughH2–07,582Furlong, Dyer 16 October 1993 Birmingham CityA0–112,823 23 October 1993 Bolton WanderersH4–37,492Porter (3), Charlery 30 October 1993 West Bromwich AlbionA1–415,299Soloman 3 November 1993 Southend UnitedA0–34,584 6 November 1993 Stoke CityH1–37,767Dyer 20 November 1993 Bristol CityH1–16,045Soloman 28 November 1993 Crystal PalaceH1–37,485Nogan 4 December 1993 Stoke CityA0–213,465 7 December 1993 PortsmouthA0–28,242 11 December 1993 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–217,460 19 December 1993 Luton TownH2–27,567Dyer (2) 27 December 1993 Leicester CityA4–421,744Furlong (2), Dyer (2) 28 December 1993 Peterborough UnitedH2–17,155Furlong (2) 1 January 1994 Tranmere RoversA1–28,271Furlong 3 January 1994 Nottingham ForestH1–214,539Cooper (own goal) 15 January 1994 Birmingham CityH5–27,636Hessenthaler, Furlong (3), Porter 22 January 1994 MiddlesbroughA1–18,089Furlong 29 January 1994 Derby CountyA2–115,308Soloman, Furlong 5 February 1994 Bolton WanderersA1–310,150Inglethorpe 12 February 1994 West Bromwich AlbionH0–110,087 19 February 1994 Derby CountyH3–48,277Ashby, Furlong, Bazeley 26 February 1994 Charlton AthleticA1–27,546Porter 5 March 1994 Oxford UnitedH2–17,049Hessenthaler, Ford (own goal) 12 March 1994 Notts CountyA0–16,378 15 March 1994 Grimsby TownH0–35,109 19 March 1994 SunderlandA0–216,479 26 March 1994 MillwallH2–09,036Lavin, Hessenthaler 30 March 1994 Nottingham ForestA1–223,044Porter 2 April 1994 Leicester CityH1–18,645Bailey 5 April 1994 Peterborough UnitedA4–37,734Furlong, Bailey, Dublin, Lavin 9 April 1994 Tranmere RoversH1–27,347Bailey 12 April 1994 BarnsleyA1–04,380Furlong 16 April 1994 Southend UnitedH3–07,694Bailey, Mooney, Foster 23 April 1994 Bristol CityA1–18,324Furlong 30 April 1994 PortsmouthH1–010,141Hessenthaler 8 May 1994 Crystal PalaceA2–028,749Hessenthaler, Mooney

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 1994 West Ham UnitedA1–219,802Porter (pen)

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st leg17 August 1993 BrentfordA2–24,297Dyer, FurlongR1 2nd leg24 August 1993 BrentfordH3–1 (won 5–3 on agg)4,938Holdsworth, Soloman, DyerR2 1st leg21 September 1993 MillwallH0–05,954R2 2nd leg6 October 1993 MillwallH3–4 (lost 3–4 on agg)5,381Hessenthaler, Porter, Nogan

Anglo-Italian Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersGroup 631 August 1993 Luton TownH2–12,854Dyer, InglethorpeGroup 615 September 1993 Southend UnitedA0–31,881

Players First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

References

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